is a nano tang possible?

[alix2.0]

so this is a stupid question. my mom and i were discussing it, and i started to bother me. so if anyone knows the answer please let me know! lol.
ok here it is: When hermit crabs are born, do they have that big curly thing behind them that curls up into the shell? when do they first start wearing shells? if it is when they are first born, dont they have a hard time finding shells that tiny? if they dont wear shells till they grow up a bit, what do they do untill then? run around

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sorry, i told you it was a stupid question.

 

[reefkprz]

hermit crabs hatch from eggs as "zeoa" and go through several molts before aquiring shells, they live their first stage of life basicly as plankton.

 

[alix2.0]

thank you! that was really bothering me. LOL

 

[snaredrum]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
hermit crabs hatch from eggs as "zeoa" and go through several molts before aquiring shells, they live their first stage of life basicly as plankton.
ReefkprZ you are the king! I hope someday I can get as knowledgeable as you.

 

[beatlesfan]

I was wondering the same thing...... Whta's with the title thoguh?

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by Beatlesfan
I was wondering the same thing...... Whta's with the title thoguh?

i was wondering that as well... maybe to get more attention to the thread?

 

[farslayer]

Here's some more knowledge than

Plankton doesn't refer to an organism; it refers to a method of living in the water column. Any organism which cannot swim against the current is considered to be plankton; it is from the Greek work meaning a drifter or a wanderer. By contrast, fish and other organisms which can swim against the current are called nekton. A hermit crab is technically a meroplankton because it spends part of its life as plankton and the other part as benthic (those which do not swim but rather inhabit the sand beds and sea floors). Most fish are meroplankton as well.

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by renogaw
i was wondering that as well... maybe to get more attention to the thread?
i dont know.

it worked though.